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Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020

The Daily with LNN – August 10, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Aug 10, 2020

Doctor killed in attack at north Red Deer medical clinic
RED DEER, AB. -- ***WARNING: This story contains graphic details.One person is dead following an assault this morning at a medical clinic in north Red Deer.The assault with a weapon occurred at the Vi...
Aug 10, 2020

New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery
TORONTO - The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase Monday after a placeholder secured the No. 1&nbs...
Aug 10, 2020

Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020

Alberta Health reports two COVID-19 deaths in South Zone this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Monday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past three days.257 cases were confirmed over the weekend including 108 on Friday, 1...
Aug 10, 2020

CFIA update on unrequested seed packages showing up in mail
OTTAWA, ON. -- In late July, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning about unrequested packages of seeds arriving in mailboxes. Those who received the seeds were cautioned not to p...
Aug 10, 2020

Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation
OTTAWA - The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in regions...
Aug 10, 2020

Lethbridge College mandating face masks starting August 17
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary schools are or will be requiring the use of face masks or other face coverings.Effective Monday, August 17, Lethbridge College says all staff a...
Aug 10, 2020

Canada 'deeply concerned' by crackdown in Belarus, says Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is "deeply concerned" by a violent crackdown following presidential elections in Belarus. Dozens of people have been inju...
Aug 10, 2020